Vocabulary 1/3/23

1. information (facts, details, quotes) from a fiction or nonfiction text that is used to support an inference, claim, opinion, or answer.
6. what the author is trying to teach the reader, what the text is mainly about.
7. what happens when something is crushed or compressed.
9. plot display of data on a number line, using a dot or another mark to show frequency
11. the process where earth materials are broken down and moved from one area to another
15. A conclusion or opinion that is reached because of known facts or evidence.
16. e.g., the 3 in 3/5 indicates 3 fractional units are selected

2. the process of minerals sticking individual grains of sediment together.
3. standard or reference point by which something is measured
4. number number made up of a whole number and a fraction
5. process by which weathered and eroded material is deposited by wind, water, or ice
8. denominator when two or more fractions have the same denominator
10. the action of physical conditions on Earth that cause earth materials to change in color, texture, composition, or form; process which breaks down rocks into smaller pieces
12. e.g., the 5 in 3/5 names the fractional unit as fifths
13. Text- nonfiction writing, written with the intention of informing the reader about a specific topic
14. the way authors organize information in text.